Car-coupling



(No Model.)

' W. K. BERRY.

OAR COUPLING. No. 286.578. Patented 001;. 16, 1883.

w I Wmm W% $2M @M i To all whom Ni rs 'rn'rns WALTER K. BERRY, on swnnnronrr, IOWA.

CAR-COUPLING.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 286,579, datedOctober 16, 1883.

Application filed March 6,1883.

(N0 model.)

it may concern: Be it known that I, WALTER K. BERRY, of

Swede Point, in the county of Boone and State of Iowa, have invented anImproved Car Coupling, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to avoid the dangers, accidents, anddamages incident to the use of car-coup1ings that require persons tomanipulate coupling-links an d pins by han d, and frequently causethe-.niaiming and killing of brakemen and other railway employs that arerequired to couple and uncoupie cars.

It consists in forming and combining a link governing device with adraw-head in such a manner that it will extend in front of thedraw-head, and be readily" adj usted and open ated from the top or sideof a car, to engage the free end of the link to raise and lower itrelative to a corresponding draw-head into which it is to be directed,and also in such a manner that it will be compressed when it comes incollision with a drawhead, and again resume its normal condition whenrelieved from pressure, as hereinafter fully set forth.

Figure 1 of my accompanying drawings is a top view of my link-governingdevice applied tea oar. Fig. 2 is a perspective view, showing'thelink-governing device. and also the pin-operating mechanism combinedwith a car. Together these figures clearly illustrate the construction,application, and operation. of my complete invention; A represents adraw-head, of common form, fixed to the front end of a freightcar in acommon way.

bis a rook-shaft mounted in bearings attached to the sides and bottom ofthe car insuch positions relative to the draw-head that the shaft willextend horizontally across the under side ofthe draw-head and car.

I) are cranlch andles on the ends of the rockshaft. 7

c c are arms fixed to the shaft at such points relative to the draw-headthat they will eX- tend forward in parallel position on opposite sidesof the draw-head.

d is a cross-bar that has perforated ends through which the arms 0 arepassed to connect the free ends of thearms and form a frame adapted toinclose the draw-head and swing up and down, as required, to engage andgovern a link projecting from the mouth of the draw-head.

f f are coil-springs placed on the arms 0 in such a manner that theywill, intheir normal condition, press the crossbar d outward and retainit on the end of the arms, and also in such a manner that when thedraw-head of another car strikes the cross-bar they will allow thecross-bar to reccde and move out of the way.

g is a hand-lever mounted at the top of the car, and flexibly connectedwith the link-governing device b c d by means of a rod, 72, in such amanner that the device can be operated from the top of the car, wheneverdesired.

2' is a couplingpin. i

k is a hand-lever mounted at the top of the car, and flexibly connectedwith the pin 1'- by means of a rod, Z, in such a manner that the readilyunderstood by any one who has any practical knowledge of railways andcarcouplings.

I claim as my invention- 1. The link-governing device for car-couplings, composed of the rock-shaft 7), having crank-arms b, and parallellevers or arms 0, the adjustable cross-bar d, the springs f, the leverg, and connecting-rod h, substantially as shown and described, tooperate in the manner set forth, for the purposes specified.

2. The improved car-coupling, composed of the link-governing device I; b0 0 d f f and its operating mechanism g h, the pin 1', and pinoperatingdevice is Z, substantially as shown and described, for the purposesstated.

\VAL'IER K. BERRY.

Witnesses:

WM. SHACKELFORD,

his CALEB TAVONSON.

mark.

